Government stalls Trinity Mirror and Northern & Shell merger with media plurality fears

The UK Government is minded to intervene in an agreed upon merger between news groups Trinity Mirror Plc and Northern & Shell on “media plurality and free expression of opinion public interest grounds”.
Matt Hancock, head of the department for digital, culture, media and sport, said that Trinity Mirror’s purchase of Northern & Shell assets may raise public interest considerations.
In light of this, he wrote on Monday afternoon that he is minded to launch a Public Intere